Baby the Rain Must Fall Page #3

We'll see you all.

- Bye, y'all.

- Bye.

I'll get that.

- Thank you, Mr. Slim.

- That's all right.

Won't Miss Kate be surprised.

She's a funny woman,

Miss Kate Dawson.

To meet her and to talk with her, you'd

think she was the gentlest soul alive.

Never raised her voice

above a whisper.

Well, maybe she was

most of the time.

But the way she beat

that Thomas boy...

She beat him till

all the neighbors complained.

She said she had to whip him.

She had to break his spirit.

Not open yet.

- Mama, can I get out of the car?

- Sure, honey.

She know about me being

in the penitentiary?

Oh, no. No.

Listen, Georgette, I want

to thank you for all you've done.

All the hard work,

taking care of the baby...

...paying that lawyer the money to get

my parole. I'll make it up to you.

I know you will.

Anyway, the time's gone by,

and we're together again.

Sometimes I didn't think

it ever would.

Everybody's trying to talk me into going

to San Antonio, Nashville or Hollywood.

Try and sell my songs

to a recording company.

- Oh, now wouldn't that be nice.

- Yeah.

That's another reason I didn't

want you to come for a while.

I was trying to get as much money

as I could ahead...

...and then go to Tennessee or

California and try and sell my songs.

I still think you should go. I don't want

us to stop you from doing anything.

Yeah, well, that's a lot easier

said than done.

It costs money. Of course,

the way things are right now...

...I get my room and board

at Mrs. Tillman's free, plus my salary.

And now, of course, gonna have

to worry about our food and our rent.

I'm sorry, I...

I guess I shouldn't have

just come on this way.

But I wrote to you saying if I didn't

hear any different, I'd just come on.

I didn't, so naturally...

It'll all work out.

Oh, I'm sure it will.

Yes, ma'am.

Margaret Rose.

I know that when we left Tyler

I told you...

...I hoped I'd never have to

go to work again and leave you.

But... Well, your daddy's written

some beautiful songs.

If he can get to Nashville or Hollywood

to sell them, it might make him famous.

I was wondering if you'd take it too

hard if I went back to work for a while.

Helped him earn the money

to get to California.

I haven't said anything to him about it,

till I talked to you first.

- How long you going to work?

- Not too long.

- How long?

- A month. Two months.

I won't do it at all if I can't find some

nice lady to stay with you while I work.

All right.

Tell me about when you met Daddy.

Oh, honey, you've heard that story

a hundred million times.

Please?

All right.

It was a Saturday back

in my hometown of Lovelady...

...and he was riding through town

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